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FZNT24 KNHC 300312
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 29 2008

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY
BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

GMZ089-300930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 29 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER SE LOUISIANA WILL MOVE NE
ACROSS THE SE UNITED STATES THROUGH FRI...THEN LIFT NE TOWARDS
THE MID ATLANTIC STATES FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON AND STRENGTHEN
WITH A RIDGE SW TO ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE OR TROUGH MAT APPROACH THE NE FL COAST
ON MON AND COMBINE WITH THE RIDGE TO INCREASE ENE WINDS OVER
THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS MON.

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GMZ080-300930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 29 2008

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-300930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 29 2008

.TONIGHT...S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N 
OF 21N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E OF 95W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. 
W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ084-300930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON OCT  27 2008

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM
24N TO 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 87W THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S 
OF 27N...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL FRI NIGHT...SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT N OF 27N.
.SAT AND SUN...S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SUN. N OF 26N NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 87W DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO NE TO E
15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 
FT N OF 28N.

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GMZ086-300930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT WED OCT 29 2008

.TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN.
.MON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

FORECASTER AGUIRRE